African aviation on the rise. New routes, new aircraft…

Egyptair Cargo:

EgyptAir Cargo recently got their second A330 freighter and this has allowed them to expand their cargo services as follows. From their hub at Cologne Bonn Airport to Johannesburg in South Africa, Lagos in Nigeria, N’Djamena in Chad and Khartoum in Sudan.

Ethiopian Airlines is set to start daily direct flights from its hub to Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar instead of serving the route as a triangular trip from Addis Ababa~Kilimanjaro~Zanzibar~Addis Ababa. Also there is planned aircraft change for the Addis Ababa~Victoria Falls~Gaborone~Addis Ababa route.

Air Peace:

Emirates:

Emirates plans to increase flights from its hub to Abuja in Nigeria, Casablanca in Morocco, Conakry in Guinea, and Dakar in Senegal will all be increased to twice daily starting from the 1st of June.

Air Botswana:

Air Botswana will relaunch flights to Harare and Lusaka on a triangular operation from Gaborone~Harare~Lusaka~Gaborone starting on the 2nd of April. Flights will be operated twice weekly. Air Botswana will also launch flights from Francistown to Kasane and Maun whilst flights from Kasane to Johannesburg will also be introduced.

Uganda Airlines:

Africa World Airlines:

Air Tanzania:

Air Tanzania finally launched their triangular flight on the Dar-Es-Salaam route.